About
2012, John Dalli, the European Commissioner for Health, is accused of corruption and influence peddling related to the tobacco industry. French Member of the European Parliament José Bové, maverick politician and prominent figure of the environmental party, suspects a setup by the tobacco manufacturer Swedish Match, potentially involving the President of the European Commission, José Barroso. Standing alone against all odds, he decides to investigate and unravel this story, which shook the foundations of the entire European institutions.
Budget
$6.8M
Theaters
3
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Studio
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Memento Films Production, France 3 Cinéma, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Panache Productions
Original Title
Une Affaire de principe
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →B
Bouli Lanners
José Bové
T
Thomas VDB
Fabrice
C
Céleste Brunnquell
Clémence
W
Wim Willaert
Bart Staes
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Lisa Karlström
Inge
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Klaus Schreiber
Martin Schulz
M
Maurizio Marchetti
John Dalli
J
Joaquim de Almeida
José Manuel Durão Barroso
V
Vincenzo Amato
Giovanni Kessler
B
Bernard Blancan
Michel
L
Luca Terracciano
Ewan Micaleff
N
Nicolas Vaude
Dany
B
Béatrice de Staël
Michèle
A
Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson
Johann Gabrielsson
M
Maria de Medeiros
Lucia Monteiro
D
Didi Cederström
Cecilia Isaksson
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Nelly Henrion
Médiatrice de la Commission Européenne